BOSNIAN ARMY GAINS GROUND IN BIHAC AREA

SARAJEVO, May 13 (Hina) - A fresh outburst of fighting erupted this morning in northern Bosnia, UNPROFOR Headquarters in Sarajevo said. Between 5 and 8 a.m. UN military observers registered more than 1000 strong detonations on separation lines around Orasje. Other fronts in Bosnia-Herzegovina were quieter. The severest fighting was reported in western Bosnia, on the Grabez plateau, east of Bihac, UN spokesman Garry Coward said. The Bosnian army Fifth Corps managed to gain ground in the eastern part of the front. The fighting on the Grabez plateau continued last night when some 180 cannon and mortar detonations were registered. Last night's attack on the town of Bihac was launched in retaliation for the defeat the Serbs had suffered, UN officials said. Four shells were fired on different parts of the town, but there were no casualties. An International Red Cross convoy yesterday dispatched 90 tonnes of food for the hospital and soup kitchens in Bihac. This was a monthly supply for 3,000 elderly people and 1,500 patients in the Bihac hospital. (hina) rm as 131331 MET may 95